West Columbia road reopened after being closed because of fire

A major road was closed for four hours Sunday because of a vehicle fire, according to the West Columbia Police Department.

The 2400 block of U.S. 378 was shut down because of a tractor-trailer fire, the police said. The road was reopened around 5:30 p.m.

This is the second time in less than 24 hours that U.S. 378 has been affected by a road closure. A portion of I-26, from U.S. 1 to U.S. 378, was closed on Saturday night as the South Carolina Department of Transportation tore down and removed the Leaphart Road bridge after it was severely damaged earlier in the week.

The portion of I-26 that was closed near mile marker 111 was reopened early Sunday morning.

This story was originally published April 2, 2017 at 4:43 PM with the headline "West Columbia road reopened after being closed because of fire."